Group Task #1

Group Task #1: Find myths and ghost stories during the CNY period.

Although our group has kept this task in mind during the Chinese New Year period, we met with an obstacle: Traditional Chinese thinking. Our elder relatives believed that it would be inauspicious to talk about ghosts and the such during Chinese New Year. Furthermore Ryan's extended family has met with some deaths, thus not engaging with his relatives this year. My condolences to his family.

However, we managed to get some myths from our younger relatives. For example, a myth that originated in the primary School of my aunt (Jiemin Primary School), which revolved around the school during PRIME reconstruction works. One of these myths was a out-of-place dressing mirror in the newly constructed and dark fourth floor, which supposedly showed no reflections when one looked into it. Another myth was that the entire school was built on a cemetery during World War II, with red bricks found in the field that , according to a school senior, was used to mark the graves of unidentified deceased, usually the Malay soldiers who died in fighting the Japanese and the victims in Operation Sook Ching.

We also heard myths originating from Kebun Baru Primary School, which , although it being closed down, continues to stand vacant. Myths include a unusual reddish patch at the top of one of the slopes on the East side being a site of a supposed student suicide.

Ryan also heard from his friends, that in their school, there would be people playing in the Basketball court at night, although no-one could be seen.